If you’re short on dried herbs for this mozzarella sticks recipe, just compensate by using more of another. But please, don’t use pre-seasoned fine crumbs; the crunch factor will suffer. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

The secret to our best onion rings is a batter made with beer and club soda; make sure both are very cold before stirring into the batter. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.